Remarkable story of a mother’s love in GMA’s ‘Hiram na Puso’

Hiram na Puso is a heart-warming story of a loving mother, who takes all risks to save her daughter from death only to be abandoned by the same daughter after she literally had a change of heart.  Soon, the said mother realizes that this is the dire consequence of one irreversible mistake she committed in the past.

Starring Kris Bernal, Mark Herras, Polo Ravales, Bela Padilla with Gardo Versoza, Ayen Laurel, Candy Pangilinan, Ana Marin, Marc Acueza, Wynwyn Marquez and Ms. Gina Alajar, Hiram na Puso is a creatively-crafted drama series that will boldly pique every viewer’s conscience, pitting the ends versus the means, malice versus the motive.

Gina Alajar plays the role of Zeny, a nursing student whose life gets complicated when she gets impregnated by her boyfriend who subsequently leaves her.  She gives birth to twins, but unfortunately one of them had a heart complication and needed immediate operation.  But Zeny couldn’t afford the cost of the operation, and so, she was left without a choice but to give up the healthier baby so she can save the ailing one.  The ailing child survived and Zeny  named her “Lira” (Kris Bernal).

Eighteen years later, Zeny -- now a nurse -- discovers that Lira’s heart condition has recurred and her daughter is, for the second time, on the brink of death.  The only thing that could save her is a heart transplant. But Zeny has no connections.  One night, Zeny becomes a witness to a tragic hit-and-run accident. She helps the victim, Angeline, who is almost her daughter’s age.  For a second, she thought that she’s found a “donor” for her daughter’s heart transplant, but that would only be possible if she lets the victim die.  She shilly-shallies at first, but moved by her conscience, she decides to take the victim to a nearby hospital.  But it’s too late; the victim is already ‘clinically dead.’  Although distraught by the demise of their daughter, the victim’s parents Leo and Roxanne (Gardo Versoza and Ayen Laurel) thanked Zeny for attempting to “save” Angeline. Learning of Lira’s ailment, they agreed to donate their daughter’s heart to Lira.  Zeny is filled with so much happiness following the success of her daughter’s operation.  But her joy will be short-lived.  She knew that her daughter survived at the expense of someone else’s daughter, and fate has its way of bringing back the balance.

Not long thereafter, Zeny observes strange things about Lira.  She seemed to have adopted not only the heart of her donor, but her personality, too.  What concerns Zeny more is that while Lira turns cold towards her, she also begins to develop affinity with Angeline’s parents. 

Upon learning that Lira now has Angeline’s heart, the latter’s lover Prince (Mark Herras) stalks her and later falls in love with her.  But unknown to Prince, he is already stepping in the way of Lira’s friend Dennis (Polo Ravales) who secretly has feelings for her.  To complicate things further, Lira’s twin Vanessa (Bela Padilla) has been wanting to win the heart of Prince. 

Zeny went up against her conscience to keep her daughter, but now she’s emotionally losing her.  Will she win her daughter back? 

With the special participation of Krystal Reyes, Ehra Madrigal and Stef Prescott, Hiram na Puso is an original concept and story by Suzette Doctolero and is directed by Andoy Ranay.

The show also prides itself on its production team headed by Hazel Abonita (Program Manager) and Jojo Aleta (Executive Producer), and creative team composed of Jun Lana (Creative Director), Roy Iglesias (Creative Head), Des Garbes-Severino (Creative Consultant) and Suzette Doctolero (Head Writer).

Witness the unraveling of this remarkable story in Hiram na Puso, beginning March 5, on GMA’s Afternoon Prime. (GMA Network)